Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-05

bill was consi dered and with some slight
tlnkering, cAlled amendments, IT ~ as pass
ed The .ag1ic,lltu appropriation bill
passed and the Senate. agreed to!the confer
bill. The blu to reimburse the freedman's
bank depositors passed 226 to
HOUSE, Feb. 26 he naval appro-.
priation bill was finished ~ the committee
of the whole and reported to the House, and
passed Isl to
SENATE, Feb. % The vote stood
80 to % on the motion by Mr. Dawes to re.
consider thesvote by. which the Edmunds
substitute for the pleuro experimental bill
passed .5 After some amendments, the
Chief being the application of the bill to
swine, 1t Yves again passed 80 to 49, The
Senate passed without amend ment or debate
the House bill for board Of arbitration in
case OF differences between railroads and
their employs The House bill also passed
to. prevent the employ nent Of convict or
alien abor upon public buildings, and the
employ ment of convict labor in preparation
Tor public works. Both bills now 90 to the
President. The nominate on Of james
Monroe .Trotter (coloredl for Recorder
OF Deeds for the District Of Columbia was
received. Trotter was a lieutenant in the
55th Massachusetts coiored regiment, was
for Is years a clerk in the Boston post-affice
ne has also been school teacher and
author Of a book. : Music and Musical Peo-
PIE OF the Colored Race 2 He resides at
Boston, Mass. s=ss@s rs sss fss tss
HOUSE, Feb. % 81 he Fisheries retalia-
tory bill has failed in conference and the DIFF
ference between the houses is too radical to
indicate q possibility of agreement The
Senate. through Edmunds, declines to ac-
cept the proposition OF the House as. to rail
roads The House through Belmont, CON
sldefed the proposition OF the Senate to limit
the retaliation TO fish as a very Imperfect
measure. If any further conference is had
the Senate ns,ist call it The House sat
until lilo Tuesday morning in considera-
ton OF the legislative appropriation bill,
and nc had az then passed upon about half the
bll Y Ihe. prospect of completing the APP
pfiation bills was considerably Frightened
by the days work
SENATE, March 1.-The naval APP
preparation bill was referred to the COM
mittee on appropriations. Upon motion ef
Mr Morgan the committee on Indian
affairs We're charged with.an investigation
OF the White Earth Indians in Minnesota
and the conduct of Indian agents generally.
The House bill to provide for term Of
court at Duluth was passed The
Senate devoted 25 minutes
to pension bills and in that time passed 81,
clearing the calendar. The conference re.
port on the river and harbor bill was taken
up; As the bill passed the House it appro-
priated 81, 468, 600, as it passed the Senate It
appropriated $l0,620.OUO. and by the con
ference report it appropriates $e,919, 600.
! The bill was not finished. q
HOUSE, March "A conference was
ordered on the diplomatic and consular bill.
The bill appropriating s2,33OO0O for the re-
malnder OF the current fiscal year and 81,
6OO,OOO for the next fiscal year for the pay
ment OF Mexican pensions was passed. The
conference report on the river and harbor
1 plll was q agreed TO, yeas III, nays g6 and
| appro priation bill was passed. The legisla-
tule appropriation bill was passed und er the
supervision of the rules, yeas 1885, navs a, Mr..
| Belmont moved that the House recede from
/ It's amendment to the Senate retaliatory to
| fisheries bill, and the question was pending
when arecess for an evening session was
| taken, at which number Of bridge bills
We're passed, among them for bridges aero S
the Missouri river at Omaha and Kansas
City and across the Mississippi river at
| Keokuk, Iowa.
f. SENATE, March The. committee
making the Texas investigation
was given s authority to " sit
during the recess The naval ap-
preparation bill after some amendment in
regard to steel cruisers was passed without
division. The Pacific railroad inquiry
passsed i, also the agricultural appropriation
bill; The bill passed fixing the salary OF
Judges Of. the district courts at S., 900. In
secret session Public Printer Benedict was
confirmed. The committee on the District
OF Columbia voted adversely upon the nom
nation OF Mr. Trotter for Recorder of Deeds
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